Ignatius Stone
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I saw it at the theatre during opening week, and for the first few seconds I was like... ... but then I just went with it. What a great opening sequence.
RocketSledFight said:Random off topic fact: My mom and aunt were best friends with Kate Capshaw at Hazelwood High School in North Saint Louis in the 70s. I have the yearbook photos to prove it. So in the end of Temple, when Willie says that she is headed back to Missouri, her statements are quite true.
Raider Joe said:I wonder if Kate Capshaw learned Mandarin for that sequence of it was was added later.
I always thought that that thing with all of the blonds tapping on the giant stage was a fantasy of Willie's, she was imagining hundreds of girls responding to her every step on a big Broadway stage! Just an idea but...it works!|ZiR| said:Now I absolutely love the opening for ToD, even though I think it's weird how the big dance number happens, y'know, backstage. Out of sight, away from the audience's line of vision. Think about it from the perspective of the patrons: Willie slinks out, sings a few verses, then runs backstage until the finale. Bad showgirl!
I myself always wanted to sing along to the lyrics without having to go "la la la la" through the whole song.So,I listened to the song very closely and wrote the lyrics down.Well,since I don't know Chinese,or how the language would be pronounced,or how it would look in order to write it in our language,I decided to write down the lyrics phonetically(based on the way they sound).The first part was easy.I used the lyrics from Welcome to Club Obi Wan and the rest,like I said,are phonetic lyrics.I did use some help with the yi(sounds like ee),wang(sounds like wong),and dao(sounds like dow as in down)lyrics from the Welcome to Club Obi Wan lyrics.|ZiR| said:I love the song itself, and I've been wondering if anyone knew the lyrics to it. The Chinese parts, obviously. I got the "anything goes!" bit.
Thank you.Stoo said:Nice work on the Chinese phonetics, Annie!
I never heard that version before.It's funny.Stoo said:Here are the lyrics to a 1984 TV comercial for Minute Rice, sung by Ann B. Davis (of "Brady Bunch" fame) to tune of "Anything Goes":
In five minutes add a dash of class
To something new tonight
Goodness knows
Anything goes!
Try serving tomato rice
With your favourite fish
Or add onions, too
If it's lamb you wish
Soup or celery rice
Feel the perfect switch
With chicken and green beans!
Use your own imagination
To whip up a new creation
Minute Rice knows
Anything goes!
c. 1984 General Foods Corporation
(This was from one of my very 1st posts at The Raven. Just a quick question!)
I found it on an old VHS during a movie I recorded from TV in the fall of 1984. General Foods might have been inspired/tyring to cash-in on the use of the song in "Temple of Doom".AnnieJones said:I never heard that version before.It's funny.
I can...Stoo said:(Can't remember which Indy documentary it's in but there is a version of the title sequence where it appears IN FRONT of Willie.)
That comes as no surprise, my friend! Hopefully, other people will appreciate your posting of the image. Actual footage of deleted or alternate Indy scenes are rare as rare can be...Rocket Surgeon said:I can...
Stoo said:I love the way it is in the final film.
Stoo said:Not only is it special within film-lore for obscuring the title but it's unique within IndyLand because "Doom" is the only film to feature the famous logo on-screen.
Rocket Surgeon said:
Yes sir...a Frank Marshall editorial if you will.Daley said:From the original Making Of PBS special? It's one of my favourites, especially for all of the rare behind-the-scenes footage Love how they showed the Full title...
The whole tap dance sequence was a bit puzzling at 14/15 years old, but Willie looked so good in the red dress. Shame it was all down Mt Humol after that!Daley said:But onto the topic - I love this opening, it's my favourite opening to all of the films - possibly because it's the first Indy film I ever saw and therefore had nothing to compare it to. I only wish I was around in 1984 to have experienced it with a new audience, to report back on their reactions. But from my side, I always just went with it - it really did set the tone for the whole film, it showed us right off the bat exactly what kind of character Willie would be (and for me it showed how she'd come full circle by the end of the film), and the big Hollywood musical feel was just (and still is) sheer excitement!
My guess is that people would've been a bit shocked to start with (especially with those tap-dancers!!) but it is very entertaining, and the nitty gritty dealings at the table straight afterwards bring us right back to the more familiar world of Indiana Jones..sortof!